This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
This is the 11th-year for the traditional year-end gala honoring more than 750 student-athletes for their achievements on the field and in the classroom during the 2011-12 school year.
AS A SOPHOMORE (Fall): Member of the Irish varsity four boat (third seat) that finished fifth at the prestigious Head of the Charles with a time of 18:40.01 ...
AS A FRESHMAN: Rowed the entire spring season as a member of the varsity eight boat ... placed first in opening regatta of the spring against Buffalo with a time of 6:10.9 ... came across the finish line in second in Indianapolis with a time of 6:29.0 against Indiana, Purdue, and Eastern Michigan ... qualified for Lake Natoma Invitational Group "B" finals with a pair of second place finishes behind California and Stanford in preliminaries with times of 6:36.57 and 6:40.67, respectively ... finished behind only Tennessee in the Group "B" varsity eight finale, posting a time of 6:33.0 ... victorious in BIG EAST Championships preliminary heat, notching a time of 6:56.50 ... later finished in second (6:42.83) behind only Louisville in the BIG EAST grand finals ... placed second (6:43.41) in the Oak Ridge Regional varsity eight heat behind Virginia, qualifying for the Grand Finals ... went on to finish fourth in Grand Finals behind Virginia, Clemson, and Duke while posting a time of 6:35.86 ... helped capture first place vs. Tulsa in the varsity eight as a member of the Notre Dame "1" boat (14:133.1) ... rowed with the Notre Dame varsity four "2" boat that took fourth place in a time of 11:59.6.
PREP AND PERSONAL: A rowing four-year letter winner at Rockford High School under coach Mike Antuna ... Team captain and MVP her senior year ... state champion her junior year ... guided team to a national ranking three years in a row ... competed at Nationals three years, finishing in the top 10 ... first place finish at the Midwest Championships in the varsity four ... member of the National Honor Society, Youth Initiative, Harry Potter Club and tutoring group ... born October 10, 1991 in Framingham, Mass. ... grandfather John Kacsits Sr. graduated from Notre Dame in 1958 ... daughter of John and Susan Kacsits ... two siblings, Andrea and Victoria ... recently completed the First Year of Studies program ... enrolled in the College of Science as a pre-professional studies major.
